NGC 4782


NGC4782 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation of Corvus. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background for is, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of. However, nine non-redshift measurements give a closer distance of. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 27 March 1786.
NGC 4782 along with NGC 4783 are listed together as Holm485 in Erik [Holmberg (astronomer)|Erik Holmberg's] A Study of Double and Multiple Galaxies Together with Inquiries into some General Metagalactic Problems, published in 1937. They are also listed as VV201 in the Vorontsov-Vel'yaminov Interacting Galaxies catalogue. However, since NGC 4782 is about farther away than NGC 4783, the grouping is purely optical.
The SIMBAD database lists NGC4782 as a radio galaxy, i.e. it has giant regions of radio emission extending well beyond its visible structure.

Supernovae

Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 4782:SN1956B was discovered by Fritz Zwicky on 8 April 1956.SN2015B was discovered by the Italian Supernovae Search Project on 5 January 2015.